The Color API · Example Payload

The Color Api Getcolorinfo Example

ColorsDesignUtilities

The Color Api Getcolorinfo Example is an example object payload from The Color API, with 2 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

requestresponse

Example Payload

{
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://www.thecolorapi.com/id?hex=0047AB",
    "parameters": {
      "hex": "0047AB"
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "hex": {
      "value": "#0047AB",
      "clean": "0047AB"
    },
    "rgb": {
      "fraction": { "r": 0.0, "g": 0.2784313725490196, "b": 0.6705882352941176 },
      "r": 0,
      "g": 71,
      "b": 171,
      "value": "rgb(0, 71, 171)"
    },
    "hsl": {
      "fraction": { "h": 0.5972222222222222, "s": 1.0, "l": 0.3352941176470588 },
      "h": 215,
      "s": 100,
      "l": 34,
      "value": "hsl(215, 100%, 34%)"
    },
    "hsv": {
      "fraction": { "h": 0.5972222222222222, "s": 1.0, "v": 0.6705882352941176 },
      "h": 215,
      "s": 100,
      "v": 67,
      "value": "hsv(215, 100%, 67%)"
    },
    "cmyk": {
      "fraction": { "c": 1.0, "m": 0.5847953216374269, "y": 0.0, "k": 0.32941176470588235 },
      "c": 100,
      "m": 58,
      "y": 0,
      "k": 33,
      "value": "cmyk(100, 58, 0, 33)"
    },
    "XYZ": {
      "fraction": { "X": 0.11424620627830604, "Y": 0.08812470553697721, "Z": 0.44285498723786095 },
      "X": 11,
      "Y": 9,
      "Z": 44,
      "value": "XYZ(11, 9, 44)"
    },
    "name": {
      "value": "Cobalt Blue",
      "closest_named_hex": "#0047AB",
      "exact_match_name": true,
      "distance": 0
    },
    "image": {
      "bare": "https://www.thecolorapi.com/id?format=svg&named=false&hex=0047AB",
      "named": "https://www.thecolorapi.com/id?format=svg&hex=0047AB"
    },
    "contrast": {
      "value": "#ffffff"
    },
    "links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "https://www.thecolorapi.com/id?hex=0047AB"
      }
    }
  }
}

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